CN1978235B - Integral coolant reservoir and air cleaner for automotive vehicle - Google Patents

Integral coolant reservoir and air cleaner for automotive vehicle Download PDF

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CN1978235B
CN1978235B CN2006101609559A CN200610160955A CN1978235B CN 1978235 B CN1978235 B CN 1978235B CN 2006101609559 A CN2006101609559 A CN 2006101609559A CN 200610160955 A CN200610160955 A CN 200610160955A CN 1978235 B CN1978235 B CN 1978235B
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阿隆·彼得·克劳普
拉里·杜普伊斯
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01PCOOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01P11/00Component parts, details, or accessories not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01P1/00 - F01P9/00
    • F01P11/02Liquid-coolant filling, overflow, venting, or draining devices
    • F01P11/029Expansion reservoirs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02BINTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B77/00Component parts, details or accessories, not otherwise provided for
    • F02B77/04Cleaning of, preventing corrosion or erosion in, or preventing unwanted deposits in, combustion engines

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In integral utility assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a coolant reservoir and an air cleaner. A mounting bracket for attaching the assembly to an engine compartment structure is co-molded with an air cleaner base and a lower portion of a coolant reservoir, so as to form an assembly having strength required for mounting with a single mounting plate.

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The integral coolant reservoir and the air purifier that are used for self-propelled vehicle
Technical field
The present invention relates to be applicable to the air purifier and the coolant reservoir assembly set that are installed in the starting motor-driven vehicle cabin.
Background technology
The automobile design teachers make great efforts the multiple useful assembly in the environment under the starting motor-driven vehicle hood is combined.These effort have obtained many achievements.Publication No. a kind of composite set that comprises two fluid reservoirs and electronic component that has been 2003/0080271 U.S. Patent Application Publication.Design in the ' No. 271 application has proposed a kind of outlet of further integrated each element of packing.
The patent No. is 4,976,327 US Patent also discloses a kind of combined battery and air purifier housing that is used for vehicle, has stretched out quite long distance because be positioned at the housing of the air purifier behind the Vehicular battery from the unit attachment point, so it does not pack effectiveness.
The patent No. is 6,247,442 U.S. Patent Publication the another kind of unitized design that is used for coolant reservoir, air purifier and fuel tank, the installation that its mounting means is not satisfactory, wherein the bottom of Zhuan Zhi air purifier partial sum fuel tank and coolant reservoir is together suspended in midair by the top of fuel tank and coolant reservoir.Though this device obviously is applicable to light cargo carrier, if the operating environment that this vehicle will stand is difficult, need to satisfy the prolongation operation lifetime again, it is problematic that then this device is used for wheeled passenger carrying vehicle.
According to integral coolant reservoir and the air purifier that is used for self-propelled vehicle of the present invention, by a kind of existing problem of known equipment that has been easy to be installed to the compactness in the starting motor-driven vehicle cabin, crash-resistant device solves is provided.
Summary of the invention
A kind of integral type assembly has the coolant reservoir and the air purifier that are used for self-propelled vehicle, comprises the mounting bracket that is used for the integral type assembly is installed to the vehicle motor cabin structure, and the air purifier pedestal integrally formed with mounting bracket.The a plurality of sidewalls of air purifier pedestal tool and a base plate that stretches out from mounting bracket, mounting bracket comprises a wall of air purifier pedestal like this.Coolant reservoir has integrally formed and by the bottom of a supporting in the sidewall of mounting bracket and air purifier pedestal with mounting bracket.Therefore, coolant reservoir has the triangle supporting.
The included coolant reservoir of this integral type assembly also comprises the top that is installed to the coolant reservoir bottom.Plurality of strengthening ribs extends to the air purifier sidewall from the bottom of coolant reservoir, the supporting coolant reservoir.Second group of reinforced rib extends to mounting bracket from the bottom of coolant reservoir.Mounting bracket preferably includes an outer wall of being reinforced by a plurality of reinforced ribs.
This integral type assembly also comprises the air purifier lid, and it is installed on the air purifier pedestal movably.The air trumpet that enters the air purifier base interior by mounting bracket provides air intake.Air discharge port and air purifier lid are integrally formed, can comprise an airmoter that is installed in the air discharge port.The air filtration element is between air purifier inner air-cleaning device base and cover.
This air purifier and coolant reservoir provide the advantage in efficient entire package space, the automobile engine nacelle that it is ideally suited for crowding.
Another advantage that native system provides is the complexity that still less reduces because of part, and this is that combination type air cleaner and coolant reservoir are applied to the vehicle of wide region is needed.This performance can promote, for example by utilizing separable air trumpet to promote.
Other advantage of the present invention and feature can become apparent after reading the detailed description of most preferred embodiment with claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is according to the transparent view with machinery space of integral coolant reservoir and air purifier of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the transparent view of one unit shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the transparent view of mounting bracket, air purifier pedestal and coolant reservoir bottom according to mold pressing of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
As shown in Figure 1, vehicle 8 has by mounting bracket 26 and is installed to integral type assembly 10 on the mudwing 30.Integral type assembly 10 comprises air purifier 20, and by export 16 and flexible pipe 18 coolant reservoir 14 of refrigerant fluid is provided to radiator 34.As shown in Figure 1, mounting bracket 26 extends across the whole length that also surpasses engine coolant holder 14; Mounting bracket 26 preferably also stretches out half length of air purifier 20 at least.In this mode, 26 pairs of integral type assemblies 10 of mounting bracket provide fabulous supporting.
As shown in Figure 3, form mounting hole 38 on the mounting bracket 26, to be provided for the passage that the fastener (not shown) enters in mudwing 30 or the vehicle engine compartments other any suitable mounting structure.Between the bottom 40 of mounting bracket 26 and coolant reservoir 14, and be provided with a plurality of muscle 36 between mounting bracket 26 and the air purifier pedestal 22, in order to strengthening whole integral type assembly 10, and integral type assembly 10 is installed substantially, otherwise just installed by mounting bracket 26 separately.Coolant reservoir bottom 40 also is installed on the sidewall 24b of air purifier pedestal 22, and strengthens by the muscle 42 that stretches out from sidewall 24b, in order to increase the globality of structure.
The intensity of coolant reservoir 14 bottoms 40 obtains reinforcing by a plurality of reinforced ribs 44 that are added in the bottom 40.Reinforced rib 44 forms opening by opening 48, so that refrigerant fluid can freely flow through whole coolant reservoir 14 bottoms 40.
Air purifier pedestal 22 has base plate 28, and it makes the cambered surface profile, and to form the accessible gas passage by air trumpet 68, air trumpet passes the inside that mounting bracket 26 enters the air purifier 20 of air filtration element 31 belows.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, air purifier 20 also comprises the lid 32 that has air discharge port 70 on it.Air discharge port 70 carrying airmoters 74.Lid 32 preferably by Moulded plastics for example polyamide make, can pass through threaded fasteners, clip or other person of ordinary skill in the field known and the present invention is suggested that removable fastener is installed.
The component part of this integral type assembly comprises mounting bracket 26, air purifier pedestal 22 and coolant reservoir bottom 40, better by polypropylene, preferably made by the glass filled polypropylene mold pressing of glass content scope between 25% to 35%.Coolant reservoir 14 tops 52 preferably also are made of polypropylene, so that top 52 can be soldered to coolant reservoir 14 bottoms 40.
Though the specific embodiment of the present invention is illustrated and describes, the person of ordinary skill in the field still can expect the embodiment of a large amount of modifications and variations.Therefore, the present invention should only be limited by claim.

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1. one kind has the coolant reservoir that is used for self-propelled vehicle and the integral type assembly of air purifier, it is characterized in that comprising:
Be used for above-mentioned integral type assembly is installed to the mounting bracket of starting motor-driven vehicle engine room structure;
The air purifier pedestal integrally formed with above-mentioned mounting bracket, the above-mentioned a plurality of sidewalls of air purifier pedestal tool and a base plate that stretches out from above-mentioned mounting bracket, above-mentioned like this mounting bracket comprise a wall of above-mentioned air purifier pedestal;
Coolant reservoir has the bottom integrally formed with above-mentioned mounting bracket, and above-mentioned bottom is by a supporting in the above-mentioned sidewall of above-mentioned mounting bracket and above-mentioned air purifier pedestal.
2. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the top of the above-mentioned coolant reservoir that is installed to the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
3. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising a plurality of above-mentioned bottoms from above-mentioned coolant reservoir and extends to reinforced rib on the sidewall, supports above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
4. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising a plurality of reinforced ribs that extend to above-mentioned mounting bracket from the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
5. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned mounting bracket comprises an outer wall of being reinforced by a plurality of reinforced ribs.
6. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned integral type assembly made by the polypropylene mold pressing.
7. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned integral type assembly made by the mold pressing of glass filled polypropylene.
8. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the air purifier lid, and it is installed on the above-mentioned air purifier pedestal movably, and above-mentioned air purifier lid has at least one air discharge port.
9. integral type assembly according to claim 8 is characterized in that the above-mentioned top of above-mentioned air purifier is made by polyamide.
10. integral type assembly according to claim 2 is characterized in that the above-mentioned top of above-mentioned coolant reservoir comprises the moulded polypropylene that is not filled.
11. integral type assembly according to claim 10 is characterized in that the above-mentioned top of above-mentioned coolant reservoir is welded to the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
12. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir has at least one fluid connector.
13. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the air trumpet that extends to above-mentioned air purifier base interior by above-mentioned mounting bracket.
14. integral type assembly according to claim 13 is characterized in that above-mentioned air trumpet can be from above-mentioned air purifier base-separation.
15. integral type assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising a plurality of reinforced ribs that opening is arranged that stretch out by the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
16. one kind has the engine coolant holder that is used for self-propelled vehicle and the assembly of air purifier, it is characterized in that comprising:
Basic structure comprises:
Be used for above-mentioned assembly is installed to the integral type mounting bracket of starting motor-driven vehicle engine room structure;
Air purifier with pedestal, its pedestal and above-mentioned mounting bracket are molded into integral body, the a plurality of sidewalls of pedestal tool of above-mentioned air purifier and a base plate that stretches out from above-mentioned mounting bracket, above-mentioned like this mounting bracket comprise an additional wall of the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier;
The engine coolant holder has the bottom integrally formed with the pedestal mold pressing of above-mentioned mounting bracket and above-mentioned air purifier, and the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir is by a supporting in the above-mentioned sidewall of above-mentioned mounting bracket and above-mentioned air purifier;
Be installed to the lid on the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier movably;
Air filtration element in above-mentioned air purifier between the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier and the above-mentioned lid;
Extend to the air trumpet in the pedestal part of air purifier of above-mentioned air filtration element below by above-mentioned mounting bracket;
The air discharge port that stretches out from above-mentioned air purifier lid;
Be installed in the airmoter in the above-mentioned air discharge port; And
Be installed to the coolant reservoir top on the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
17. assembly according to claim 16 is characterized in that above-mentioned assembly made by the mold pressing of glass filled polypropylene.
18. assembly according to claim 17 is characterized in that the glass filled polypropylene of glass content scope between 25% to 35%.
19. assembly according to claim 16 is characterized in that above-mentioned air trumpet can remove from the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier.
20. a self-propelled vehicle is characterized in that comprising:
Machinery space;
Be installed in the engine cooling heat radiation case in the above-mentioned machinery space;
Integral coolant reservoir and air purifier basic structure comprise:
Be used for above-mentioned basic structure is installed to the integral type mounting bracket on the mounting structure in the above-mentioned machinery space;
Air purifier with pedestal, its pedestal and above-mentioned mounting bracket are molded into integral body, the a plurality of sidewalls of pedestal tool of above-mentioned air purifier and a base plate that stretches out from above-mentioned mounting bracket, above-mentioned like this mounting bracket comprise an additional wall of the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier; And
The engine coolant holder has the bottom integrally formed with the pedestal mold pressing of above-mentioned mounting bracket and above-mentioned air purifier, and the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir is by a supporting in the above-mentioned sidewall of above-mentioned mounting bracket and above-mentioned air purifier;
Be installed to the lid on the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier movably;
Air filtration element in above-mentioned air purifier between the pedestal of above-mentioned air purifier and the above-mentioned lid;
Extend to the air trumpet in the pedestal part of air purifier of above-mentioned air filtration element below by above-mentioned mounting bracket;
The air discharge port that stretches out from above-mentioned air purifier lid;
Be installed in the airmoter in the above-mentioned air discharge port; And
Be installed to the coolant reservoir top on the above-mentioned bottom of above-mentioned coolant reservoir.
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